The Age of the Earth Considered Geologically and HistoricallyFraser & Company, 1838 - 192 páginas |
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... fossili- ferous strata since the period of their formation , are inconsistent with facts ; and the only valuable part of his geology , in a practical view , is his account of the physical changes taking place on the earth's.
... fossili- ferous strata since the period of their formation , are inconsistent with facts ; and the only valuable part of his geology , in a practical view , is his account of the physical changes taking place on the earth's.
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... ferous strata , containing plants and animals , and his observations do not extend to an explanation of their positions in the various formations . Neither did he embody in his theory the analogies to be derived from modern volcanic ...
... ferous strata , containing plants and animals , and his observations do not extend to an explanation of their positions in the various formations . Neither did he embody in his theory the analogies to be derived from modern volcanic ...
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... ferous strata , the former are more constant and uniform in their composition than the latter , and especially contain a much smaller proportion of lime and carbon , -the amount of calcareous earth increasing in a rapid proportion from ...
... ferous strata , the former are more constant and uniform in their composition than the latter , and especially contain a much smaller proportion of lime and carbon , -the amount of calcareous earth increasing in a rapid proportion from ...
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... ferous strata . There appears a greater uniformity in the older strata , as traced in various regions of the globe , than what we could expect from a succession of systems gradually merging into each other as We do not explained in Mr ...
... ferous strata . There appears a greater uniformity in the older strata , as traced in various regions of the globe , than what we could expect from a succession of systems gradually merging into each other as We do not explained in Mr ...
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